Garcia, Juan Antonio, House
a.k.a. Tappan House
7442 Edith Blvd., NE, Albuquerque, NMThe Juan Antonio Garcia House in Albuquerque's North Valley is an excellent and little-altered example of the 19th century Middle Territorial style. It was built probably during the 1860'S by Juan Antonio Garcia, an affluent North Valley landowner, and his wife Gregoria Candelaria, a member of several old Rio Abajo (Lower River) families. Owners of the house have appreciated its value and rarity and have made no exterior changes and only a few to the interior, so the Juan Antonio Garcia House stands today as the city's purest illustration of the Territorial style.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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